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Origin of Aquila shapes - these are from American moulds
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After Webb's auctioned the collection of the late Manos Souris in Nov/Dec 2022, Cam Brown Jnr and Bev Brown talked to me about the origins of the Aquila figurines at that auction. Many were derived from American moulds. At that time (1980s) Chris Brown was importing moulds for his Hobby Ceramics business, and some were chosen from the catalogues and adapted by Cam and Bev to make for Orzel/Aquila. As opposed to Hobby pieces, the Aquila figures are well made, heavy and often beautifully decorated by Bev Brown or Cam Snr.
The following pieces are derived from American moulds.
The two flamingoes and the eagle on a rock were modfied by Cam Brown Snr to make them more stable and to give them a professional looking foot.
My sincere thanks to Webbs for these pics. The ones used here are derived from screen shots so apologies for the quality.
After Webb's auctioned the collection of the late Manos Souris in Nov/Dec 2022, Cam Brown Jnr and Bev Brown talked to me about the origins of the Aquila figurines at that auction. Many were derived from American moulds. At that time (1980s) Chris Brown was importing moulds for his Hobby Ceramics business, and some were chosen from the catalogues and adapted by Cam and Bev to make for Orzel/Aquila. As opposed to Hobby pieces, the Aquila figures are well made, heavy and often beautifully decorated by Bev Brown or Cam Snr.
The following pieces are derived from American moulds.
The two flamingoes and the eagle on a rock were modfied by Cam Brown Snr to make them more stable and to give them a professional looking foot.
My sincere thanks to Webbs for these pics. The ones used here are derived from screen shots so apologies for the quality.
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